Resource – Feeding Sustainable Cities
Posted in Models, Movements by fedwards on July 20th, 2007
Urban agriculture is a key aspect to creating and feeding sustainable cities. Urban agriculture has many benefits – local food that doesn’t require transportation, green urban zones reduce atmospheric pollution, the integration of key systems, the re-use of waste materials, the ability to provide food for one’s self, and more. In addition, urban agriculture also plays a very important role in maintaining health and livelihoods in the developing world while offering the developed world to reinvent themselves into a more sustainable form.
Key sites that provide urban agriculture models, research, projects and connections are listed below:
Resource Centres for Urban Agriculture and Food Security
http://www.ruaf.org
International Development Research Centre
http://www.idrc.ca
